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Webster 1913 Edition
Engorgement
En-gorge′ment
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
engorgement
.] 1.
The act of swallowing greedily; a devouring with voracity; a glutting.
2.
(Med.)
An overfullness or obstruction of the vessels in some part of the system; congestion.
Hoblyn.
3.
(Metal.)
The clogging of a blast furnace.
Webster 1828 Edition
Engorgement
ENGORGEMENT
,Noun.